This process documents the scope management plan, which tells how the project team will go about defining project scope, how the WBS will be developed, how changes to scope will be controlled, and how project scope will be verified.

Scope Planning

What comes before &quot;Network Diagram&quot;?

Activity Duration Estimates

&quot;Scope Verification&quot; is part of what process group?

Monitoring and Controlling

Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR)

select the largest ratio

negative slack

project or activity is behind schedule

Delphi Technique

technique which involves trying to gain a consensus of the experts by keeping their identities protected and working in iterations

network diagram

tool used to evaluate schedule compression techniques such as crashing and fast tracking

Analogous Estimating

An estimating technique that uses the values ofparameters, such as scope, cost, budget, and duration or measures of scale such as size,weight, and complexity from a previous, similar activity as the basis for estimating thesame parameter or measure for a future activity. It is frequently used to estimate aparameter when there is a limited amount of detailed information about the project (e.g.,in the early phases). Analogous estimating is a form of expert judgment. Analogousestimating is most reliable when the previous activities are similar in fact and not just inappearance, and the project team members preparing the estimates have the neededexpertise.

This process involves the receipt of bids or proposals and choosing a vendor to perform the work or supply the goods or services.

Select Seller

What comes before &quot;Risk Response Planning&quot;?

Risk Management Planning

plan-do-check-act

ASQ cycle as an approach to process development

present value, PV

value of something today

PV= FV/ (1+r)^n

arrow diagrammin method

activity on the arrow;
dummies allowed;
F-S

positive slack

activity or project is ahead of schedule

Activity Resource Estimating

The process of estimating the types and quantitiesof resources required to perform each schedule activity.

Bottom-up Estimating

A method of estimating a component of work. Thework is decomposed into more detail. An estimate is prepared of what is needed to meetthe requirements of each of the lower, more detailed pieces of work, and these estimatesare then aggregated into a total quantity for the component of work. The accuracy ofbottom-up estimating is driven by the size and complexity of the work identified at thelower levels. Generally smaller work scopes increase the accuracy of the estimates.

This process assesses the number of work periods needed to complete the project activities.

This process defines what steps to take to reduce threats and take advantage of opportunities and assigns departments or individual staff members the responsibility of carrying out the risk response plans developed in this process.

Risk Response Planning

This process involves responding to risks as they occur. The risk management plan details how risk is managed, and the risk response plan details how risk response strategies are implemented in the event of an actual risk event.

Risk Monitoring and Control

A schedule network diagramming technique in which schedule activities are represented by arrows and nodes represent sequence in which the schedule activities are expected to be performed.

Arrow Diagramming Method (ADM) [Technique] (Activity Sequencing)

Amount of time that a schedule activity can be delayed without delaying the early start of any immediately following schedule activities.

Free Float (FF)

A general data gathering and creativity technique that can be used to identify risks, ideas, or solutions to issues by using a group of team members or experts and recording their ideas.

Brainstorming [Techinique] (Risk Identification)

A management technique used for evaluationg a proposed design to ensure that the design meets customer requirements.

ffective communications between elements of a large project improves the probability of success for the project through better information exchanges. In addition to the communication skills required for effective communication, communication planning focu

Answer: B

Integration Processes - Closing

Close Project

Project Time management
(monitoring and controlling)

Control schedule

PM Knowledge Areas(9)

Project XXXXXXXX Management

The traditional definition of a program:a. A group of projects managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits not available frommanaging them individuallyb. A number of sub-projects divided into manageable components enabling a project team t

_____________ includes the process required to ensure that the project
includes all the work required, and only the work required, to complete the
project successfully.
A. Project plan update
B. Project scope management
C. Scope change control
D. Pr

Answer: B

Conditional diagramming methods such as GERT are used
A. Because PDM and ADM do not allow nonsequential activities, such as loops or conditional branches
B. For a graphical representation of the network
C. To show the four types of dependencies (finish-to

The network diagram
A. Illustrates project team member communication
B. Identifies the scheduled start and end dates of key activities and administrative tasks
C. Displays the logical relationships between project activities
D. Provides information on sch

Answer: C

Considering the project schedule during the cost budgeting process
A. Identifies the project elements so that costs can be allocated
B. Allows costs to be assigned to the time period when they will be incurred
C. Provides another way to help measure and m

The process of determining that technical processes and procedures are being performed in conformance with scope requirements and quality plans is called quality
A. management.
B. assurance.
C. process review.
D. control.
E. checks.

Answer: D

The most common communication problem that occurs during negotiation is that
A. Each side may misinterpret what the other side has said
B. Each side may give up on the other side
C. One side may try to confuse the other side
D. One side may be too busy th

Answer: A

The project manager can enhance project communication and team building by doing all the following except
A. Having a war room
B. Using a tight matrix
C. Being a good communication blocker
D. Being a communication expediter
E. Holding effective meetings

Answer: C

The marketplace often dictates the price of products and services through competitive or non-competitive supply situations, which will vary from many suppliers to one supplier. However, ________ is not a market condition.
A. mixed competition
B. pure comp

Answer: A

A network analysis technique that allows for conditional and probabilistic treatment of logical relationships is known as
A. The WBS
B. The Gantt Chart
C. Time scaled network diagramming
D. GERT
E. CPM

Answer: D

A specification that describes the buyers requirements with special dimensions, tolerances, or features, such as chemical or electronic requirements and that is accompanied by engineering drawings, is called a
A. Design specification
B. Functional specifi

Answer: A

The concept that states &quot;the optimal quality level is reached at the point where the incremental revenue from product improvement equals the incremental cost to secure it&quot; comes from
A. quality control analysis.
B. marginal analysis.
C. standard

Answer: B

If the acceptance sampling attribute for a lot is 30%, this means that
A. 30% of all lots must be tested
B. 30% of all lots must pass the test
C. any given lot must have 30% or fewer defects
D. a sample of a given lot must have 30% or fewer defects to pas

When choosing the most appropriate form of project organization, the first step is to­
a. Produce an initial project plan and determine the functional areas responsible for each task
b. Develop a project schedule, including a top­down flowchart, and i

When there is uncertainty associated with one or more aspects of the project, one of the first
steps to take is to:
a. revise project plan.
b. conduct a risk­benefit analysis.
c. conduct a needs analysis.
d. increase the estimated cost.

Answer: d

A project manager receives a deliverable from one of the team members to provide to the customer. While looking at the deliverable, the project manager notices the document is smaller than what he expected and does not contain what he thought it should. T

ANS: D

A project manager believes that modifying the project scope may provide added value for the customer. What should the project manager do?
A. Change the scope baseline
B. Contact the customer to determine if the change adds value
C. Call a meeting of the c

ANS: B

. Suppose the contingency allowance established to cover unforeseen activities of a project has been set at eight percent of the total project cost. The total dollars in the contingency allowance should be ________ as the project nears completion.
A. reta

'A contractual arrangement between two parties for delivery and acceptance of a product where the liability for the costs of a risk is be transferred from one party to the other.'

'Breakdown Structure'

'A hierarchical structure by which project elements are broken down

supporting/participating

day to day decisions are to the follower

Earned Value Management

A method for integrating scope, schedule, and resources, and for measuring project performance. It compares the amount of work that was planned, versus actually earned, versus actually spent, to determine if cost and schedule performance are as planned

During which part of the project life span is the project schedule developed?a. Initiating since we must know our objective for project completion before starting the projectb. Before the project management life span startsc. Planningd. Mo

C

A specific type of project schedule compression technique performed by taking action to compress the total schedule duration for the least incremental cost by analyzing cost and schedule tradeoffs.

Crashing

[Technique]
(Schedule Development)

A market demand, a customer request, and a technological advance are examples of:
A. changes to the project.
B. reasons to initiate a project.
C. components of a WBS.
D. claims to the project.

ANS: B

. &quot; Using Pareto's Rule, and given the data in the following table, where should corrective action focus? Origin of problem % of problems Design 80 Development 2 Prototype 9 Testing 6 Fabrication 3&quot;
A. Design
B. Design, development, and prototyp

The project manager is responsible for all the activities within a project and interfaces with external functions, all of which consume his/her time. Therefore, when a contract administrator is assigned to the project, the project manager ________ the con

Name the ethical code you'll be required to adhere to as a PMP
a. Project Management Policy of Ethics
b. Project Management Professional Standards
c. Project Management Professional Code of Professional Conduct
d. Project Management Code of Profession

One way to shorten your project schedule is to assign three developers to each activity in the
project design phase instead of two. Although you are considering this approach, your design
phase project team would double in size as a result. This approac

Answer: a

When is the project manager assigned to a project?
A. After the contract is signed
B. Immediately preceding contract execution
C. During contract initiation
D. During contract planning

Estimating costs for a project is difficult because of the lack of historical cost records, the uncertainty regarding the future state of the economy, and the lack of understanding as to the full scope of work. Successive estimating is one method of accou

Answer: C

PMI suggests which of the following behaviors as part of contract negotiations?
A. Protocol, probing, scratching
B. Sniffing and smelling (olfactory)
C. Touching and caressing (tactile)
D. Mind-reading and extra-sensory perception
E. None of the above

Answer: A

Of the following four major processes contained in Project Cost Mangement, which are concerned with the Cost Baseline?
A. Resource Planning and Cost Estimating
B. Cost Estimating and Cost Budgeting
C. Cost Budgeting and Cost Control
D. Resource Planning a

Answer: C

. Cost management requires a critical look at future expenditures and the controls exercised over those expenditures. The three types of cost estimates through which project expenditures are made are ________.
A. rough order of magnitude, guestimate, and

Answer: C

Which of the following methods to resolve conflict is most likely to create a &quot;wounded warrior&quot;?
A. Forcing
B. Compromising
C. Accommodation
D. Avoidance
E. Coercion

_________ is a written order directing the contractor to make changes according to the provisions of the contract documents.
A. Change order/purchase order Amendment
B. Contract order Modifications.
C. Contractor claim
D. Owner Directive

Answer: A

The purpose of the bidders' conference is to
A. Ensure that prospective sellers have a clear, common understanding of the buyer's requirements
B. Confirm which bidders are going to be considered in the procurement
C. Ensure that all qualified sellers are

Answer: A

What is the project sponsors input

due date
milestones
product features
constraints
assumptions

Human Resource Management Processes - Manage Project Team

Requested Changes
Recommended Corrective Actions

Float

How much time an activity can be delayed without affecting the project's finish date.

Quality Management Processes - Quality Planning

Quality Management Plan
Metrics
Checklists

'Key Success Indicators'

'(KSI) - Those project management indicators that: are determined at the beginning of the project and listed in order of priority

Any numbering system used to monitor project costs by category (e.g., labor, supplies, materials). The project chart of accounts is usually based upon the corporate chart of accounts of the primary performing organization

Type of Fixed price contract where the buyer pays the seller a set amount regardless of the seller's costs.

Communication is key to the success of a project. As the project manager, you have four stakeholders you need to communicate with. As such, you have six channels of communication. A new stakeholder has been added that you also need to communicate with. Ho

ANS: B

During the six month update on a 1 year, $50,000 project, the analysis shows that the BCWS is $25,000; the BCWP is $20,000 and the ACWP is $15,000. What can be determined from these figures?
A. The project is behind schedule and over cost.
B. The project

D

A stakeholder wants to make a change to the work breakdown structure that does not affect the time or cost of the project. What is the BEST thing to do?
A. Tell the stakeholder that this change cannot be made without revising the project plan
B. Make the

Risk management is defined as the art and science of _____ risk factors
throughout the life cycle of a project.
A. Researching, reviewing and acting on
B. Identifying, analyzing and responding to
C. Reviewing, monitoring and managing
D. Identifying,

A project manager is working on a complex project. What should the project manager do to make certain that all of the work in this project is covered?
A. Create a project plan
B. Create a WBS
C. Create a risk plan
D. Create an AOA diagram

A company is making an effort to improve its project performance and create historical records of past projects. What is the BEST way to accomplish this?
A. Creating project plans
B. Creating lessons learned
C. Creating network diagrams
D. Creating status

ANS: B

The purpose of a procurement audit is to do all of the following EXCEPT
A. Maintain a complete file of contract-related records
B. Determine if all required work has been completed
C. Determine if the bid documents used were effective
D. Determine if the

Answer: A

A project manager is appointed to head a highly technical project in an area with which this person has limited familiarity. The project manager delegates schedule development, cost estimating, selection of tasks, and assignments to work activities to var

ANS: D

A request for bid differs from a request for proposal in that the
A. RFP is used when source selection will be price driven
B. RFP is used when the project time-frame is limited
C. RFB is used when source selection will be price driven
D. RFP disregards p

The members of the project team who are directly involved in project management activities. On some smaller projects, the project management team may include virtually all of the project team members

As the leader of a project team, the project manager may be required to assess the competencies
of his or her team members. Occasionally, some weaknesses or areas for improvement will be
identified. The project manager should:
a. Communicate those weak

Answer: a

All of the following are part of an effective change control system EXCEPT?
A. Procedures
B. Standards for reports
C. Meetings
D. Lessons learned

ANS: D

If the BCWS = $1,000,000, the BAC = $2,000,000, the ACWP = $1,500,000, the BCWP = $500,000 and you're halfway through the project after two years, what is the cost estimate at completion?
A. $2,000,000
B. $4,000,000
C. $6,000,000
D. $8,000,000
E. Cannot b

Answer: C

All of the following are part of the project closure process EXCEPT?
A. Completing the lessons learned
B. Performing closure of the outside contract
C. Updating the archives
D. Releasing the team

ANS: B

You want to let your team know that the weekly project status report is now officially due by four p.m. on Thursdays. Which form of communication would you use?
A. Formal written communication
B. Formal verbal communication
C. Informal written communicati

'The amount of time by which the early date of an activity exceeds its late date.'

Name Maslows Theory, Bottom to top

Physiology, Security, Social, Esteem, Self Actualization

. If the BCWS = $1,000,000, the BAC = $2,000,000, the ACWP = $1,500,000, the BCWP = $500,000 and you're halfway through the project after two years, what is the cost estimate at completion?
A. $2,000,000
B. $4,000,000
C. $6,000,000
D. $8,000,000
E. Cannot

Answer: C

Earned Value (EV) is also known as...

Budgeted Cost of Work Performed

'Management Styles - Disruptive'

'A project manager that tends to break apart the unity of a group

The belief that management's high levels of trust, confidence and commitment to workers leads to high levels of motivation and productivity on the part of workers is a part of which motivation theory?
A. Theory Y
B. Theory Z
C. Theory X
D. Contingency T

B: Verma's &quot;HR Skills for the PM&quot;, pg. 71-73

What issues should be addressed when team members come from various departments?

Get approval for an individuals's participation from the functional manager 2) how much training will be required 3) determine if the individual is worth being on the team 4) consider if another manager is offering the employee because they are unsuccessf

From a buyer's standpoint, which of the following is true?

A. Procurement planning should include consideration of potential subcontracts
B. Procurement planning does not include consideration of potential subcontracts since this is the duty of the con

A: (particulary if buyer wishes to exercise some degree of influence or control over subcontracting decisions)

The receiver filters messages based on all but the following:
A. Culture
B. Semantics
C. Language
D. Distance
E. Knowledge

D: Assumes that the media used for distance communication is acceptable (fax or phone is operational)

Late Start and Late Finish use what kind of pass?

Backward pass, as you start from the end and work toward the beginning.